I have an 11 month old who is also petrified of the hand blowers in the bathrooms! He is also terrified of the changing tables and the sound of the toilets flushing. I feel bad but it kind of makes me giggle at the same time!

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Sat, 02 Apr 2011 13:08:19 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/parenting/?p=12346#comment-28157The dynamic in our family is that our two older girls love going and in fact, enjoy persuading their younger sister why she shouldn’t be scared. Laughter is fine!
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Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:32:11 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/parenting/?p=12346#comment-27732when my daughter was potty training, there were pull-ups commercials on tv with buzz lightyear and woody from toy story. my daughter was terrified that woody and buzz were in the toilet and stopped using the potty entirely.
]]>By: LMhttps://blog.timesunion.com/parenting/12346/tmc-it-was-heartbreaking-and-ok-sort-of-funny/#comment-27724
Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:39:20 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/parenting/?p=12346#comment-27724Thinking back, I made sure I did not have my child with me in an automatic car wash. Considering how I feel about funhouses and many rides, it was a given.
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:39:38 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/parenting/?p=12346#comment-27697My son had a big fear of the potty, too. Its funny now, and may have been a bit funny for us then, but really traumatic for by son.
Maggie – love that your child is a Bowie fan at 2! great taste
]]>By: Sarahhttps://blog.timesunion.com/parenting/12346/tmc-it-was-heartbreaking-and-ok-sort-of-funny/#comment-27691
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:03:24 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/parenting/?p=12346#comment-27691Yup, I too am afraid of carwashes, though for me it was always the drive-thru ones. As a child, I’d huddle in the backseat on the floor with my hands over my head. Will avoid riding through a carwash to this day. Though, the touchless ones where I’m not moving aren’t nearly as traumatic to me. I found them much easier to cope with since I wasn’t moving.
]]>By: LJMommyhttps://blog.timesunion.com/parenting/12346/tmc-it-was-heartbreaking-and-ok-sort-of-funny/#comment-27689
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:49:04 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/parenting/?p=12346#comment-27689I know I shouldn’t giggle, but my 11 month old is afraid of the vacuum and always has been. I don’t know what it is about it but he cries like it’s going to get him. If you hold him and vacuum he only whimpers but if he is anywhere in the house and it’s going he is screaming.
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:28:27 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/parenting/?p=12346#comment-27686My oldest is 4 and a half and terrified of the hand blowers in public bathrooms.
]]>By: Lisahttps://blog.timesunion.com/parenting/12346/tmc-it-was-heartbreaking-and-ok-sort-of-funny/#comment-27681
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:39:41 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/parenting/?p=12346#comment-27681Back when Michael Jackson dangled his infant son off of the balcony somewhere and it was all over TV apparently my daughter saw it. He was looking particularly frightening at that time too with all his plastic surgeries, long hair, etc. My husband and I were watching TV after putting the kids to bed when my daughter came down the stairs crying. When we asked her what was wrong she said that she was afraid of Michael Jackson! I told her that a lot of people were!
]]>By: used2begbhttps://blog.timesunion.com/parenting/12346/tmc-it-was-heartbreaking-and-ok-sort-of-funny/#comment-27680
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:28:13 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/parenting/?p=12346#comment-27680Great post!!! Made me LOL, say “Aw”, smile and feel gulity. Just a few of the feelings that come with parenting.
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